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Mrs. Powers from New London, CT is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books We Can Read With Success!

Help me give my students a class set of Primary Phonics decodable books.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Powers's classroom raised $337

This project is fully funded

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This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

My students are special because they are multilingual learners who are representative of a very diverse community here in our town. I work with them on becoming proficient speakers, listeners, readers, and writers. While they all have made great growth over the years, many continue to struggle to read on grade level. A lot of the books in their classroom libraries are too challenging for them to read.

Decodable readers, like the ones in this project, are valuable for beginning and struggling readers because they focus on phonics and decoding strategies, allowing students to practice letter-sound relationships and build confidence in their reading abilities.

By focusing on words that can be sounded out, decodable readers help students develop strong decoding skills, which are crucial for becoming fluent and accurate readers. These texts promote the habit of attending to the letters in a word as the primary means of recognizing it, which is essential for developing strong reading strategies.

When students can successfully decode the words in a decodable book, they experience a sense of accomplishment, which boosts their confidence and encourages them to read more.

Mrs. Powers Winthrop STEM Elementary Magnet School Grades 3-5

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

New London, CT View local requests

Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Primary Phonics Complete Storybook Package 1-6 (60 Books) • Amazon Business $183.95 1 $183.95
Primary Phonics Workbook Set 1-6 • Amazon Business $68.00 1 $68.00

Materials cost

$251.95

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.78

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$285.73

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$50.42

Total project goal

$336.15

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $336.15

5 Donors

-$167.35

Donations toward project cost

-$142.86

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.49

Matching donations from our partners

-$168.08

Match offers toward project cost

-$142.87

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.21

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.72

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 $0.00

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